Disclosed is a hub and a bearing which cooperate to hold a shaft in steady axial alignment with a rotor. In a preferred embodiment, the shaft is coupled to the rotor of a fluid gear pump. The gear pump is located in a pump assembly between a front cover and a rear casing. A hub receiving pocket is formed in the front cover, and the hub is connected to the front cover for receipt within the hub receiving pocket. The bearing is surrounded by the hub such that the shaft runs through the bearing to be coupled to the rotor of the gear pump. A pair of high pressure seals are located within the hub at which to surround the shaft and prevent leakage. The bearing being surrounded by the hub stabilizes the shaft to minimize wobbling in response to axial and radial loads to which the shaft is subjected while rotating.

One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a positive displacement pump. The pump includes a pump housing having an inlet and an outlet. An internal gear assembly is arranged along a fluid pathway between the inlet and outlet and includes a shaft, a rotor gear, and an idler gear. The rotor gear is operably coupled to a first end of the shaft. A first bearing is arranged around the shaft. The seal holder plate is arranged between the first bearing and the first end of the shaft. A first sealing element is concentrically arranged between the shaft and the seal holder plate to seal and isolate the first bearing from fluid traveling between the inlet and the outlet. The first bearing, the seal holder plate, and the first sealing element are arranged in a packing box portion of the pump housing that is isolated from the fluid.

A novel rotating body, its material, and manufacturing method thereof, shortening a distance for cutting a bore surface in its axial direction, reducing processing costs, enabling lower-cost manufacture of inner rotor. A metallic rotating body 11 has a bore surface 12 for press-fitting a shaft thereinto, including a cutting-processed portion 13 at first end and an unprocessed portion 14 at second end. The processed portion 13 has an inner diameter formed smaller than the unprocessed portion 14. A chamfer 15 at first end of the bore surface 12 is cut, while a chamfer 6 at the second end not. A bore surface 2 of material 1 processed into the rotating body 11 includes a small-diameter portion 3 at first end and a large-diameter portion 4 at second end. A step 5 is formed between the small- and large-diameter portions 3, 4, with the chamfer 6 formed at second end.

A flexible impeller pump designed for use in dispensing a flowable food product includes a cover, impeller assembly and a pump body that are assembled to create the pump without other separate components. The components can be permanently connected to each other to create a disposable pump or can be disassembled for cleaning and reuse. The impeller assembly includes an impeller shaft and a flexible impeller molded over the impeller shaft to prevent separation. The impeller assembly is received within the pump body and the cover is secured to the pump body. The cover includes a seal that is molded over the pump body to prevent separation of the seal from the cover. The impeller shaft extends through the pump body and is coupled to a drive shaft of an electric motor that is operable to drive the impeller pump.

The present invention relates to improvements in the area of flexible impeller pumps. In particular, the present invention relates to flexible impellers with improved profiles (such as dual sealing lips), which are particularly well-suited to multiple cam pumps. A novel mounting hub configuration for mounting an impeller on a drive shaft is also provided. Pumps comprising such impellers and/or mounting hubs are provided, as are associated methods of installation and removal.